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BRANFORD — Judy Spaar knew in third grade that she wanted to be a teacher. "I grew up in Northford and my third-grade teacher was Mrs. Baylis," said Spaar, who has taught kindergarten at John B. Sliney School in Branford for more than two decades. "She had so much love for her students! I wanted to be just like her." Susan Iwanicki, the principal of Sliney School, said Spaar has more than succeeded in her wish. "Judy does so much not only for the school, but for the community as well," said Iwanicki, describing Spaar as modest and self-effacing, never seeking praise or recognition for all her good works. For example, to celebrate her 50th birthday in...

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BRANFORD — Judy Spaar knew in third grade that she wanted to be a teacher.
"I grew up in Northford and my third-grade teacher was Mrs. Baylis," said Spaar, who has taught kindergarten at John B. Sliney School in Branford for more than two...

During the holiday season, meals often begin with wine and end with coffee, notes Consumer Reports. If you've seen the headlines touting the health benefits of both beverages -- and you're among the 61 percent of Americans who down a daily cup of java...

Dennis Bisgaard, the Head of School at Kingswood Oxford, was one of the "One Hundred Men of Color" honored at a Gala at The Bushnell on Oct. 3.
Hosted by the Eleven28 Entertainment Company, the Gala recognized men of color from Springfield to...

In his words: Rick O'Day, Westborough, Mass.
Your request to share carrier memories evoked lively discussions between my father and me, who were both Courant carriers at a young age. My father, Bill, recalls starting as a Courant carrier in New Britain...

The fine art of movement and stage combat will be explored during an upcoming six-week adult acting course at Hartford Stage. The course, Adventure on Stage: Movement and Stage Combat for Actors, will be held each Monday from October 20, 2014 through...

SIMSBURY — Town Director of Administrative Services, Tom Cooke, has three major commitments in his life.
The first is to his family, the second is to the town of Simsbury, and his third commitment is to music, said Cooke, who has been part of...

I homeschooled my oldest, an 8-year-old boy, until this year. He started third grade in public school in August. As a homeschooling mom, I was not a micromanager and don't want to become one now, but the school virtually insists that parents help with...

Award-winning poet Jericho Brown will read from his work at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Carl Hansen Student Center, Room 120, at Quinnipiac University. Free and open to the public, this event is part of the university's creative writing program's...

With colleges and universities around the country reevaluating how they deal with sexual misconduct complaints, Yale University reported recently that a disciplinary committee has expelled two men charged with sexual assault.The men, who were both...

As lawmakers in Hartford and Washington debate new and stronger laws to reduce gun violence, a new study suggests their work is worthwhile.
The study, by researchers at Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital, finds a strong connection...

Friends and family of the brothers who authorities say planted the bombs at the Boston Marathon struggled to explain Friday the actions of young men who lived, studied and played in the very community they are suspected of attacking.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev,...

Spring is the high season of college life in Boston, with Frisbee on the Common and sun-bathing on the Esplanade, but students were finding it a very different place Friday as they stared out their windows from the dormitories where they were locked down....

This month all eyes are on Sochi — the Russian resort city on the Black Sea that is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. As exciting as it is to cheer on the world’s elite athletes competing in this quadrennial event, let’s be honest: Most of us will...

Edward Cumming, outgoing music director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, is sticking around town.
Cumming is the new associate professor of conducting and director of orchestral activities at The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. During...

The State Bond Commission granted final approval to spend $291 million for Jackson Laboratory to construct a new building and create 300 new bioscience jobs on the University of Connecticut Health Center campus in Farmington.The commission voted 8 to 2 as...

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Comparisons among colleges' tailgating policies are difficult, but Yale's rules appear more lenient than the rules of at least five other New England colleges.
Yale permits beer kegs and rental trucks full of party supplies into tailgating areas,...

Professor Stephen L. Morgan wasn't thrilled when he learned Thursday morning that he had the same name as the man wanted for allegedly killing a Wesleyan University student.
Curious, the Cornell University sociology professor went online and found a...

Julie Moir Messervy is on a mission: She wants to get people outside.
"Home is outside as much as it is inside," the Vermont-based garden designer said last week at a meeting of the Connecticut Horticultural Society in West Hartford.
But too...